An update on my Daisy Chain Quilt today as was promised when eight out of the twelve rows were joined together. It has been just over a month since my last Daisy Chain Quilt progress report and during that four week period I did not touch this project for the first two weeks. I began to worry that I had lost my momentum with this project and had to push myself to pick it up again. Of course from the moment I threaded the needle again I haven't looked back.
Eight out of the twelve vertical rows of Daisy Chain units are now joined together and I am happy to say it is starting to look like a quilt top. As the quilt top grows it is becoming increasing more difficult to handle and it is definitely not a pretty lap project. Nor it is portable! It takes up the whole couch with me buried under it. Mind you, I have sewn the quilt top together in sections: two rows at a time, that were then sewn together to become four rows, then the two sets of four rows were sewn together. So the discomfort of having to handle a large section of the quilt top with papers still in is short lived.
Most of the papers are still in although you may be able to tell from the photos that I have taken a few papers out (where you can see the seam allowances) because I can't wait to see what the quilt top will look/feel like without them. I have glue basted my papers for this project and I am happy to report that very few papers popped out unexpectedly whilst working on the project - I have had to glue baste two or three papers back in as they were near the edge that I was working on. Other than that all papers have reliably stayed in place despite all the handling and manipulation of the quilt top.
Below is a photo of what my project looks like right now (eight vertical rows). The piece measures approximately 42 inches x 75 inches. As you can see, even when all of the twelve rows are joined together I will still have quite some work to do to fill the gaps along the edges.
I have also come to realize that just because you spend a lot of time carefully arranging all units on a design wall, place those units in order into separate snap lock bags - one bag for each row - and number the bags, it does not mean that you will join the units for each row in the set order, nor join rows in sequential order. How does that even happen?!
The Daisy Chain Quilt ~ An English Paper Piecing Project
Fabrics: from Stash and
Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White for the connecting diamond shape.
The next Daisy Chain Quilt update: when all twelve rows are joined together.
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Daisy Chain Quilt - Part 1
Daisy Chain Quilt - Part 2
Daisy Chain Quilt - Part 3
Daisy Chain Quilt - Part 5
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I know I always say the quilt you are currently working on is my absolute favorite, but I really mean it!!
ReplyDeleteMatching all those points perfectly amazes me! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. My OCD daughter and I arranged 100 blocks in a particular this-a-way and that-a-way with no similar colors together. We took photos and checked for errors. We did the rows first block on top with a safety pin in the upper left hand corner. It should have been perfect. But nooooooo. It was like a crazy person tossed them up in the air and sewed them together cross eyed. I cussed and did a little stomping. They are frogging much slower. This, my dear, is magical. I want to read every block. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI still love it! I am excited to see how you fill out the edges. Your precise points and fun fussy cuts are inspiring to my modest talents. :)
ReplyDeleteRita your work is visually stunning always but this takes the proverbial cake! May I ask you a question please?? Is the entire quilt sewn by hand? The daisy sections put together by hand also before you connect them? I'm new to EPP but fascinated!! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful, as usual. Your work is so inspiring. Will you keep this quilt?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous.... And you've also become an amazing photographer!! Love it! ❤️❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and reflects your inimitable style! I'm enjoying seeing this grow!
ReplyDeleteApparently you never you stop! For our pleasure :) Tank you Rita!
ReplyDeleteStunning as always Rita! I'm convinced there's nothing to be done about blocks rearranging themselves. I occasionally use the webbing method to put my quilts together and I've even had it happen then. The thing is, No one but you knows which are the rogue blocks!
ReplyDeleteOh Rita, it's so beautiful! x
ReplyDeleteYour quilts make me feel happy! Thanks for the joy!
ReplyDeleteLove love.
ReplyDeleteWow! what an amazing project! Love your detail of placing the prints.
ReplyDeleteLove it--so fun and cheerful!
ReplyDeleteSweet Rita. I agree, these flowers are so cute, and happy. I love the arrangement.
ReplyDeleteThanks always for sharing your path of progress. This gives others incentive to get back to half finished things. This is really cute!
What a beauty this is turning out to be! Well, no surprise there! I think I have some of those papers buried in my EPP stash somewhere.....
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteHow I wish I was able to do something like that!
R
Would you mind sharing where you purchased the paper piece patterns?
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by - the paper pieces were purchased online from Sew and Quilt in the UK. All the links are included in this blog post :-)
DeleteWould you mind sharing where you purchased the paper piece patterns?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind and quick response!
I purchased the papers here: http://www.sewandquilt.co.uk/product-category/english-paper-pieces/pentagons/ (these links are included in the blog post also).
DeleteThere is no pattern as such, there are no instructions.
Rita
this is one of my favourite quilts - I must do one (eventually) !!! thanks so much for sharing your progress xx
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